Scientists have found a new monkey species! That's the good news. The bad news is that only a couple of hundred are left.

Parents might argue that toddlers are the most ferocious monkeys on the planet. As their feral nature can only be brooked by offerings of snacks and toys, a toddler's wild behavior is often ...

A day in the life of these social monkeys includes moseying through the forest of the Tangkoko Nature Reserve, eating, grooming, and lollygagging. If individuals fan out on their own, they use ...

NEW YORK -- A new resident is monkeying around at New York's Bronx Zoo.

The recent discovery of 'mirror neurons' in the macaque—premotor neurons that fire both when monkeys perform an action ... book is perceived more on the 'nature' side of the nature–nurture ...

Whilst not currently endangered, they are considered to be vulnerable to extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Squirrel monkeys face ...

Located about 40 miles north of Tulum, Punta Laguna Nature Reserve offers one of the most unique sightseeing attractions in all of Quintana Roo: spider monkeys. The creatures are a top draw for ...

HAVING read the letters of Dr. Gulliver and G. J. R. in NATURE, vol. viii. pp. 103 and 163, in which the affection of monkeys for their dead is discussed, I think that I may perhaps be permitted ...

Two spider monkeys were saved by firefighters after an arson attack at a nature reserve. Crews were called to a blaze in the monkey house at Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park at about 23:00 ...

in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of Pittsburgh research published in Nature Microbiology. The in-built safety mechanisms circumvent the possibility of an accidental self-infection with ...